Privacy Activism

Archive for August, 2009

Writing is Hard

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Writing is hard

But can a boy help or distract Carabella from the dilemma of writing her essay.

Episode 5 of Chapter 2 of Carabella is here

Carabella hits the coffee shop

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Hippies from the internet

Carabella explores the research capabilities of the Internet. And the artist/flash guy begins to define the aesthetic of exploring the grid of comics panels in a way that you can’t on paper. Time becomes fluid when showing the panels and I’m playing with it now.

Talking to a Teaching Assistant can be so Unproductive!

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Carabella, unhappy college girl from Episode 3

Chapter 2 episode 3 of Networked is up and here!

“If You’re Blue…”

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Carabella from Episode 2

What does a young college girl do, when a teacher asks for a home town essay, when she’s blue? Not Muddy Waters Blue, but blue skin blued, how does Carabella talk about it? Chapter 2, episode 2 of Networked: Carabella on the Run is available here

Pay as You Drive – Automobile Insurance Comments

Monday, August 10th, 2009

“Pay As You Drive” Automobile Insurance:
Comments on the Need to Guard Personal Privacy

July 9, 2009

Comments submitted to the California Department of Insurance by:
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
PrivacyActivism

Daniel M. Goodell, Senior Staff Counsel
California Department of Insurance
45 Fremont Street 21st Floor
San Francisco, California 94105
e-mail: PubComments.2008-020@insurance.ca.gov.

RE: Pay-Drive Usage-Based Auto Insurance – File No. REG-2008-00020

Dear Mr. Goodell:

The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse(1)  and PrivacyActivism(2)  appreciate the opportunity to comment on the California Department of Insurance (DOI) proposed amendments to the pay-drive insurance regulations. Both groups are California-based nonprofit organizations.

We direct our comments as follows:

1. Introduction
2. Onboard Technology
3. Secondary Uses of Data – Information Creep
4. Security of Personally Identifiable Information
5. Looking Ahead
6. Conclusions and Recommendations
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